title: Mesenteric schwannoma.
abstract: Schwannoma is a benign neurogenic tumor arising from the sheath of peripheral nerves. It occurs very rarely in the mesentery, where it is difficult to diagnose. Herein we describe a case in which contrast-enhanced CT and gadolinium-DTPA-enhanced MR showed a locally enhanced well-defined tumor with a cystic component just anterior to the duodenum. These findings corresponded well to the resected specimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, 1-7-1, Nagayama, Tama-city, Tokyo, 206, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugizaki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ogura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumazaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Egami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA